[Dxspider-support] SECURITY MEASURES TO MINIMIZE ATTACKS

[Anthony (N2KI)]

Understood.  Thanks for your input.



*Regards,Anthony *
*   N2KI*









On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM Mikel EA2CW via Dxspider-support <
dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:

> Thanks Anthony,
>
> Well, I think they are different POVs. I see the cluster network as a
> peer-to-peer net, not a pyramidal structure. I mean, I don't receive the
> spots from some nodes and pass them to others. The spots can come from
> any node in the net, and they will be distributed to all other nodes,
> not up to the upper levels or down to the lower ones. That is how the dx
> cluster network is structured.
>
> I mean, there is not a "master cluster/group" of nodes and then
> secondary ones, tertiary, etc., but all at the same level, not some
> being the spots "servers" and others the "clients". The spots flow in
> both directions, and so the connections might be (IMHO), as far as I
> understand it.
>
> Just a different point of view...
>
> 73 de Mikel
>
>
> El 4/3/25 a las 14:31, Anthony (N2KI) via Dxspider-support escribió:
> > Mikel,
> >
> > Certainly.
> >
> > You point out having bidirectional connections to your node partners.
> > As an example,  If we were node partners, and you would connect to my
> > node for spot data,  why would I initiate a connection to your node from
> > my end.  You are connecting to me.  So I do not understand the
> > rationale of having bidirectional connections other than it comes into
> > play if the link is broken somehow so as to reestablish the link.
> >
> > The way I have my node set it to connect to my primary node partner.
> > Periodically, it checks to make sure the connection is established.  If
> > it is not, it will connect to my secondary node partner.  While
> > connected to the secondary partner, it periodically checks to see if
> > primary is viable.  If it is, then it will connect to the primary
> > again.  I also have a tertiary in the event that the primary and
> > secondary are non viable links.
> >
> > This is my script for primary, secondary and tertiary node partners.
> > Perhaps there is a more efficient way, I don't know.  But it's what my
> > node has been doing.
> >
> > 0,30 * * * * start_connect('wb3ffv-2') unless (connected('wb3ffv-2') or
> > connected('g6nhu-2') or connected('wc2l'))
> >
> 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56 *
> * * * start_connect('g6nhu-2') unless (connected('g6nhu-2') or
> connected('wb3ffv-2') or connected('wc2l'))
> > 15,33,47 * * * * start_connect('wc2l') unless (connected('wc2l') or
> > connected('g6nhu-2') or connected('wb3ffv-2'))
> > 28,59 * * * * disconnect('g6nhu-2') if connected('g6nhu-2')
> > 58,29 * * * * disconnect('wc2l') if connected('wc2l')
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Regards,
> >
> > Anthony *
> > *   N2KI*
> >
> --
> 73 de Mikel Berrocal EA2CW-AE2CW
> Bilbao, Basque Country
> ea2cw at gautxori.com
> https://www.ea2cw.eus
>
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